The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-04-27


trees; j. b. Hills, four hundred pounds from
one hundred trees, and others have done
quite as well. -= Justin b. Hill has sold
the house occupied by G. II. Sawyer for sew
eral years to Martha l.. Sawyer for $500.
- Mrs. NJ. A. Powers of Lawrence,
Mass, with her two children, are visiting
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Hills.
- E. d. Williams has been repairing
the house he bought of o. w. May.
Moretown.
Mr.. AND Mrs. WILLIAM SAWYER are both
ill. 60 o. M. Eatons family has moved
to town and are occupying rooms over Mr..
Eaton's store. - Eliza and Fred Moul-
ton have returned from Florida, where they
have been at work through the winter, and
Emma Freeman has returned from Massa-
chusetts. While sliding on the crust
recently Udin Child slid over a bluff said to
be thirty or forty feet in height, and in con-
sequence carries his arm in sling, the crust
cutting his hand quite badly.
NorthfieId.
G. ID. EDGERToN will receive subscrip-
tions and advertisements for the WATCH
MAN Office in Metcaf's block over Blal1es
store. - The annual meeting of the
library association will be held at G. ID. Ed
gerton's Office this "wednesday evening at
half-past seven. - The annual village
meeting is called for next Tuesday evening.
One article in the warning is in relation to
making some permanent improvements in
our streets and sidewalks. Our village ex-
penses are very light, and with a small tax
each year expended on the streets they
would soon be in good condition. Those
interested in the subject should be present
at the meeting. - Mrs. Gilchrist went
to New York Friday. - Will and George
Tilden are visiting in Brookfield. -
Mrs NJ. r. Taylor from Claremont, n. H.,
is visiting at o. ID. Edgerton's. = Miss
Lucia Crane has returned from Massachu-
setts. - The Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union will meet with Mrs. j. II.
Orcutt Thursday at three o'clock Bible
reading arranged by Mrs. j. X. Barney.
- At the regular quarterly election of
the Good Templars' lodge Monday evening,
the following officers were chosen: G. T., j..
M. Hitt V. T., Mrs. Frank Plumley s.,
Clara e. Harwood; c., Rev. A. II. Webb;
NJ, Curtis H. Kent; g., Myrtle NJ. Short
ridge; Sent, Dan j. Morse organist, Alma
r. Huntley. - The Northfeld cornet
band will give a concert in Armory Hall on
Friday evening of next week for the bene-
fit of the Good Templars' lodge. There
will also be musical and other exercises by
the lodge, and refreshments will be served
in the lodge room.
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
MISSES Dow, Dooey, Gol1ey and Dohoney
have left school, as has also Alfred Booth.
- Garlic of 'SS is now agent for boot
and shoe establishment. - Mary Green,
class of 80, gave candy-pull to some of
her friends last Thursday evening. All re-
port an enjoyable time. - Harvey Pin
gree, formerly of the grammar school, is in
town. - A football is to be purchased
- Charles Blood is moving off the hill
to the city
GouldsviIle.
THE entertainment for Rev. Mr.. Booth
last Wednesday evening, was quite largely
attended. 1t was more of a financial sue.
cess than was expected. - Mrs. Alice
Spencer, who has been at home during the
winter, has gone to Springfield, Mass. -
Maurice Ryan and Mrs. William Cook are
each moving into tenements belonging tc
j. W. Gould.
PIainfield.
THE MISSES BRIDGMAN from Boston gave
an excellent lecture on temperance at the
| Universalist church last Sunday evening
and on Monday evening they gave reading
and musical entertainment which was very
fine and much enjoyed by the audience.
- The band is to have a promenade
concert at Slayton's hall next Saturday
evening.
THE listers have completed the abstract o
the grand list and it is now in the town
clerks office for the inspection of taX-pay-
ers. - James Kelly has sold his farm or
the East Hill to his son, James II. The
price paid was 81 800. - DR.. H. H. Oar
ling of Keene, N. H., has sold the Will
Jams house in the village to Joseph H
Harris of st. Albans for $500. - NJ. S
Davis, late landlord of the Summit House
sold a lot of household goods at auction
on Monday. 1t is expected that NJ. E
Warrington of West Randolph will succeed
Mr.. Davis as proprietor of the Summ
House - F. E. Martell of Cambridge
port, Mass, was in town last week.
Waitsfield.
THE Ladies' Aid Society will hold socia
BILE at the Methodist vestry next Wednes
day evening, May 4th. Hulled-corn an(
milk will be served from six to eight o'clock
All are invited.
Warren.
COMMUNION services will be held mex
Sunday afternoon. Preparatory service.
will be held Friday at half-past two. -
Eaton Heath killed a large bear on tn,
mountain last week. - Asahel Miner, al
old resident of Warren, contemplates goinl
to st. Adams to spend the remainder of hi
George Brooks. &C. A. Mosher o
Sharon spent Sunday with E. A. Eldredge
East Warren.
THE Ladies' Mite Society will meet will
Mrs. William p. Harmon Thursday after
noon, May 9TH. All are invited. -
Despite the lateness of the season and tn,
! great depth of snow there has been larg,
amount of sugar made in town, and that o
excellent quality William Elliot, c
w. Bragg, w. Z. Pike and S. T. VanDeu
sen have each lost a cow within the last TIVE
weeks. - c. B. Williams, who has beeI
spending several weeks in town, returned
to Danvers, Mass, last week. - viii
Il. Nichols of Northfield has been visitin.
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Nahum Nichols
- Mrs Dennison Hudson and DaviC
| Moriarty have been on the sick list the pas
week. - Mrs. Patrick Mamie of Water
bury is stopping at Will Sullivan's. -
! Travelling across the mountain is almos
impossible.
Waterbury.
A MUM social, which will be a novelt,
in the manner of entertainment. will b,
held in the parlors of the Congregations
church Friday evening, April %. In con
nection with this will be given broom-dril
by the young ladies of the church and so
ciety; also fan-drll by the little misses
The actors will be costumed, so very at
tractive appearance will be made in thi
feature of the entertainment. 60 The
funeral of Mrs. &. G.. Corse, whose death oc
CURED on Thursday, was attended at he
late home on Main street Saturday after
noon. - Union services We're held il
the Congregational church on Sunday
Rev. Mr.. Smith being absent at conference
The order of service in the evening wa'
quite interesting, il being praise service
in connection with which brief talk OF
music was given and also short biographi
cal sketches of the writers of the hymns
- Orville Hills, young man of thii
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